FORT LAUDERDALE - Members of Amber White's family came Monday to say goodbye, as they gave up hope the 15-year-old girl would recover from injuries suffered in a parasailing accident over the weekend off Pompano Beach.

"She's passed on," said James Day, Amber's stepfather, seated in the dimly lit seventh-floor waiting room of the pediatric intensive care unit at Broward General Medical Center. "She was declared clinically dead Sunday at about 6 p.m. She's still on life support, just to say goodbye."

The hospital later Monday removed Amber from life support and declared her dead, said administrative supervisor Tony Tutterow.

As Day spoke, another family member was on a cell phone giving directions to relatives trying to find the hospital from Interstate 95. Amber's mother, Shannon Kraus, was by her child's bed down the hall, he said. Amber's 16th birthday

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Posted Aug-21-2007 By

Radio-Man

So the bill to prevent more of this obvious stupidity of operating Parasailing ventures off the coast was killed by the committee!? Guess it weren't theyre children having some fun eh? So it doesn't require any specific rules and regulations... all in the name of making money. guess you have to sign a waiver before you get strapped in eh saying: We, the worst maintained parasailing company on earth, do not take any risks on getting sued, because virtually you just signed your deathwarrent belMore..ow. pffft REGULATE!Less..

Posted Aug-21-2007 By

LW_Stein

This is so sad I feel for the family. What a F**ked up vacation, you just want to have some fun and lets be honest you could get killed crossing the street so whats wrong with doing alittle parasailing, nothing. RIP Amber

Posted Aug-21-2007 By

dragonfly4u

LW_Stein:
"So the bill to prevent more of this obvious stupidity of operating Parasailing ventures off the coast was killed by the committee!? Guess it weren't theyre children having some fun eh? So it doesn't require any specific rules and regulations... all in the name of making money. guess you have to sign a waiver before you get strapped in eh saying: We, the worst maintained parasailing company on earth, do not take any risks on getting sued, because virtually you just signed your deathwarrent below. pffft REGULATE! "

TMore..heir business is where I surf. THis isn't the first time it's happened. We've seen people come undone just into the water. Unreal, I agree with you there.Less..

Posted Aug-21-2007 By

Radio-Man

Posted Aug-21-2007 By

piercerdave

Heart breaking to lose a child. I have great respect for the family as they gave a great gift of donating their daughter's organs so others may live. Great generosity while enduring such a loss of their loved one.